Marge Champion

Also known as Marjorie Belcher, Marjorie Babbitt, Marjorie Babitsky, Marjorie Celeste Champion

American dancer and actress (1919–2020)

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Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress, best known for her roles in The Swimmer and The Party (both 1968).

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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age — Self2021
The Story of The Swimmer — Self2014
Sing Your Song — Self2012
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life — Self2012
Keep Dancing — Herself2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History — Self2008
Words and Music by Jerry Herman — Self2007
Night of 100 Stars II — Self1985
That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
Film '72 — Self

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Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She also did creative choreography for liturgy, and served as a dialogue and movement coach for the 1978 TV miniseries, The Awakening Land, set in the late 18th century in the Ohio Valley.

Early life